@freckledwhileblack
Freedom fighter and writer, in that order.
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Buy ROOTED
Buy ROOTED
The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership
Follow My Substack
Follow My Substack
Brea is a freelance writer with a B.A. in Political Science from Yale. Her first book, ROOTED, explores Southern Black land ownership & makes the case for reparations. Brea is currently writing a biography of Jazz Age nightclub owner, Bricktop. Click to read Pitch Rejects! -- Brea's Musings, by Brea Baker, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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Breakfast Club Interview
Breakfast Club Interview
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TEDx Speech
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Playlist of My Podcast Appearances
Playlist of My Podcast Appearances
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Disney+ “Bridging The Gap”
Disney+ “Bridging The Gap”
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Calls To Action
[mutual aid] Essential support for displaced Palestinians
[mutual aid] Essential support for displaced Palestinians
The project is a rapid-response effort providing aid to displaced Gazans who have fled to Egypt. Founded in 2024, we started as a mutual aid project to provide essential support such as housing, food, medical care, and medication to hundreds of families. The project team is committed to promote resilience and dignity while providing a measure of stability during an unfathomably difficult time.
[mutual aid] support trans women by donating to FOR THE GWORLS
[mutual aid] support trans women by donating to FOR THE GWORLS
[petition] Urge Congress to Pass the Black Maternal Health #Momnibus packet
[petition] Urge Congress to Pass the Black Maternal Health #Momnibus packet
[petition] Justice for the Moores & Return Their Land
[petition] Justice for the Moores & Return Their Land
Justice for the Moores- California knows better so the City of Richmond needs to do better
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More On My Work
The New Yorker | Imani Perry Recommends ROOTED
The New Yorker | Imani Perry Recommends ROOTED
The scholar recommends four inventive books that offer instruction on how to create meaning, beauty, and intimacy amid fragility and social exclusion.
How Black Americans have been cheated out of land ownership – and the movement to reverse this
How Black Americans have been cheated out of land ownership – and the movement to reverse this
Interrogating the Criminal Justice System Through Art
Interrogating the Criminal Justice System Through Art
Artists Russell Craig and Hank Willis Thomas and writer Brea Baker on using their creative practices to indict and reform the prison-industrial complex
ArchDigest | Modern Black Migration
ArchDigest | Modern Black Migration
Black families and organizations are working to reclaim the land and housing security that’s been taken from them
36 Forces Shaping the Cultural Conversation
36 Forces Shaping the Cultural Conversation
These are the Voices of Now
[Yes! Magazine] Rooting For Black Land Ownership
[Yes! Magazine] Rooting For Black Land Ownership
Exploring the history of land theft in the U.S., Brea Baker argues that the Black reparations and Indigenous Landback movements are stronger together.
Coveteur | Why Black Millennials Are Moving to the Countryside
Coveteur | Why Black Millennials Are Moving to the Countryside
From Hudson Valley to Martha’s Vineyard, meet five women swapping city living for healing, reclamation and peace.
Brea Baker on the Legacy of Stolen Farmland in America
Brea Baker on the Legacy of Stolen Farmland in America
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PROFILES OF OTHERS
ELLE | From Dreamgirls to Abbott Elementary: A Timeline of Sheryl Lee Ralph's Incredible Career
ELLE | From Dreamgirls to Abbott Elementary: A Timeline of Sheryl Lee Ralph's Incredible Career
The legendary actress walks ELLE.com through her decades-long journey.
ELLE | Anifa Mvuemba of HANIFA on the African Diaspora and Black Innovation
ELLE | Anifa Mvuemba of HANIFA on the African Diaspora and Black Innovation
The designer talked to ELLE.com about her Congolese roots, her U.S. upbringing, and how her imagination has led her brand Hanifa to new heights.
ELLE | Beyoncé’s Stylist KJ Moody on His Biggest Job Yet: The Renaissance World Tour
ELLE | Beyoncé’s Stylist KJ Moody on His Biggest Job Yet: The Renaissance World Tour
Harper’s BAZAAR | Elly Karamoh Styles the House of Harvey
Harper’s BAZAAR | Elly Karamoh Styles the House of Harvey
READ TO GROW
Harper’s BAZAAR | Why I Became An Abolitionist
Harper’s BAZAAR | Why I Became An Abolitionist
The Boy Is (Still) Mine: Honoring My Queer Motherhood Journey - Sweet July
The Boy Is (Still) Mine: Honoring My Queer Motherhood Journey - Sweet July
R29 | Books Bans & The Scary Future Ahead If Project 2025 Is Successful
R29 | Books Bans & The Scary Future Ahead If Project 2025 Is Successful
38 Books to Read During Black History Month and Forever
38 Books to Read During Black History Month and Forever
ELLE | Personal Essay on queerness, land, and religion
ELLE | Personal Essay on queerness, land, and religion
R29 | Marcellus Williams & The Death Penalty
R29 | Marcellus Williams & The Death Penalty
R29 | Black Feminism & Palestine
R29 | Black Feminism & Palestine
ELLE | The Rich Black History That Runs Through Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter
ELLE | The Rich Black History That Runs Through Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter
R29Unbothered | The Far Right Is Trying To Ban The Truth — Here’s What We Can Do To Stop Them
R29Unbothered | The Far Right Is Trying To Ban The Truth — Here’s What We Can Do To Stop Them
ELLE | The Fight to Stop ‘Cop City’
ELLE | The Fight to Stop ‘Cop City’
Coveteur | Wellness is a Billion Dollar Industry in the US. So, Why Aren’t We Happier?
Coveteur | Wellness is a Billion Dollar Industry in the US. So, Why Aren’t We Happier?
ELLE | Juneteenth x Reparations
ELLE | Juneteenth x Reparations
R29 | The Abortion Rights Fight Is On, & Black Women Are Still On The Frontlines
R29 | The Abortion Rights Fight Is On, & Black Women Are Still On The Frontlines
HB | Who Carries The Load?
HB | Who Carries The Load?
ELLE | Who Is Safer When We Criminalize Domestic Violence Survivors?
ELLE | Who Is Safer When We Criminalize Domestic Violence Survivors?
ELLE | Justice for Sean Monterrosa
ELLE | Justice for Sean Monterrosa
ELLE | Black and Missing Foundation
ELLE | Black and Missing Foundation
THEM | Student Debt Is A Queer Issue
THEM | Student Debt Is A Queer Issue
ELLE | Tulsa + Generational Trauma
ELLE | Tulsa + Generational Trauma
R29 | What Southern Black Women Can Teach Us (And The Country) About Ourselves
R29 | What Southern Black Women Can Teach Us (And The Country) About Ourselves
Refinery29 | This Black Family’s Newborn Was Taken By CPS After Home Birth. It’s Time for Reproductive Justice
Refinery29 | This Black Family’s Newborn Was Taken By CPS After Home Birth. It’s Time for Reproductive Justice
ELLE | Black women saying no
ELLE | Black women saying no
ELLE | bell hooks
ELLE | bell hooks
ELLE | Black History Month Reading List
ELLE | Black History Month Reading List
ELLE | Pride Reading List
ELLE | Pride Reading List
Parade Magazine | 30 Black-Owned Businesses to Shop With
Parade Magazine | 30 Black-Owned Businesses to Shop With
Parade Magazine | 40 Anti-Racist Resources (Books, Movies, TED Talks, and more)
Parade Magazine | 40 Anti-Racist Resources (Books, Movies, TED Talks, and more)
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